lacrimation C2 Topic:The Human Body Also spelled lachrymation and lacrymation US /ˌlækrəˈmeɪʃən/ UK /ˌlækrɪˈmeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #296001 Meanings 1 noun shedding tears Smoke caused immediate lacrimation and eye irritation. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · shedding tears watering Etymology From Latin lacrimātiō. By surface analysis, lacrimate + -ion. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lacrimation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌlækrəˈmeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌlækrɪˈmeɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 296001 ## Meanings 1. shedding tears ## Examples - Smoke caused immediate lacrimation and eye irritation. ## Synonyms - watering ## Etymology From Latin lacrimātiō. By surface analysis, lacrimate + -ion. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown